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Ardbeg 1976 - 2000. 23 Year Old. Cask number 2394. Bottled exclusively for the Ardbeg Committee. One of 466 bottles matured in a Sherry Butt. 70cl. 53.2%. In presentation box.
A single cask Ardbeg 1976 bottled as a 23-year-old in 2000 as one of the early bottlings released to members of the Ardbeg Committee. This amazing sherry butt was one of a string of fantastic sister sherry casks of the 1976 vintage discovered by then distillery manager Stuart Thomson and bottled between 2000-2008. Cask 2394 yielded 466 bottles at a hearty 53.2% and along with its sister casks has a deserved reputation as not just an all-time great single cask Ardbeg, but among the greatest Islay whiskies ever bottled.
Distillery bottlings are, as the name suggests, bottled by or for the distillery from which the whisky has originated and are thus often referred to as Official Bottlings or OBs. Distillery bottlings are generally more desirable for collectors and usually fetch higher prices at auction than independent bottlings. They are officially-endorsed versions of the whisky from a particular distillery and are therefore considered the truest expression of the distillery’s character.
This ideal of the distillery character is regarded so seriously by the distilleries and brand owners that casks of whisky that are considered to vary too far from the archetype are frequently sold on to whisky brokers and independent bottlers. When this happens, it is often with the proviso that the distillery’s name is not allowed to be used when the cask is bottled for fear of diminishing or damaging the distillery’s character and status.
| BID | DATE | TIME | |
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| £2,350.00 | 2nd April 2025 | 19:05 | |
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